Some of the most easily recognizable animated characters, The Smurfs, will get their very own board game from the designers behind tabletop blockbusters such as 7 Wonders and Dead Cell. The designers are collectively known as Team Kaedama and they have been pushing out some pretty neat games. Those include Antoine Bauza’s 7 Wonders, Théo Rivière and Corentin Lebrat’s Sea...

In the latest bit of controversy within the board game world, former BattleTech Reddit moderators were ousted for their less-than-proper reaction to Pride Month. To be more specific, the moderators outright removed a zine of a queer BattleTech fanfiction without warning or explanation. This caused quite a bit of controversy and outrage, so much so that BattleTech publisher Catalyst...

Recently, the board game review titans The Dice Tower became the center of attention, after deleting their YouTube review of the critically acclaimed board game Darwin's Journey. The reason for the deletion of the video was a misinterpretation of the game's rules by Dice Tower founder and host Tom Vasel. He has since made a formal apology and statement...

Ravensburger has announced two new editions for the Disney Villainous franchise with Introduction to Evil (Disney100 Edition) and Filled with Fright both coming later in 2023 as part of the constantly expanding library of games set in the popular game system. Each box will have its twist and characters to explore. Introduction to Evil (Disney1000 Edition) comes with four villains, including Captain Hook, Price John, Ursula, and Maleficent. Although the characters were already...

The year 2023 has been simply one of the best for tabletop adaptations of popular video games. The latest to follow in this trend is Terraria, the 2D game by R-Logic which will get a board game makeover by Paper Fort Games.  The news was revealed on the video game’s official website with R-Logic confirming that the studio is working with Paper Fort Games to make Terraria: The Board Game happen....

Challengers, the popular auto-battling capture-the-flag deck builder, is getting a new expansion which adopts the same name as Challengers 2. The new game can be played both as a standalone version of the original 1-8-player title by Z-Man Games or be used to expand the experience. At the heart of Challengers lies a web of straightforward mechanics which, when put together, produce highly-rewarding and...

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation has announced the launch of a brand-new instant lottery game based on Days of Wonder’s critically acclaimed board game Ticket to Ride. The top prize was revealed to be for the massive amount of $50,000. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation made the announcement this Monday, and it got a lot of traction online, hyping...

Cephalofair Games are on a roll as of late with the announcement of Gloomhaven: The Role Playing Game’s Launch party and its 600-miniature set, and now, the addition of Gloomhaven: Second Edition. Both products will be available on BackerKit come June 20, when the campaign officially launches. Gloomhaven: Second Edition will essentially be an updated and improved version of the...

The UK Games Expo was one of the biggest events on the calendar if you are based in Europe, and possibly beyond. The hype was, as they say, “real,” with 32,000 unique visitors descending on NEC and the Hilton to attend this year’s edition which resulted in the biggest turnup in the event’s history. The overall number of attendance stood at 52,000, which marks the event’s strong draw, but also the...

CMON has released the retail version of its long-anticipated board game, Stranger Things: Upside Down. The title, inspired by the hit Netflix show, is finally available for purchase on Amazon US and sells for $49.99. The game itself is a fresh take on the popular franchise cast through the prism of CMON’s skilled game developers and established tradition in creating outstanding...